Job summary
Exciting Opportunity join our dynamic team as an Childrens Cancer Outreach clinical nurse specialist within the Childrens and Teenage Haematology and Oncology team.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and teenagers with cancer? This is your chance to grow your career at one of the UKs most renowned childrens hospitals.
We are pleased to share this exciting opportunity to take on a clinical nurse specialist role within the Childrens Haematology and Oncology Service. The successful applicant will join the well-established and dynamic team and have the opportunity to develop their clinical expertise and knowledge, bridging the gap between, home, hospital and the community
You will play a vital role in delivering individualised, family-centred care to young patients, contributing to both their physical recovery and emotional well-being.
The role will also allow you to develop your skills and knowledge in Childrens Palliative care
You will be part of a team supporting the child/young person and family from diagnosis to end of treatment, liaising with many different agencies, you will have responsibility for your own caseload
Clinical experience within paediatric haematology or oncology is preferable. The successful applicant will work alongside the multi-disciplinary teams, both at LTHT and locally to provide coordinated, high quality, individualised family centred care to children and teenagers with cancer.
Main duties of the job
The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The jobholder carries responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources.
About us
Leeds Childrens Hospital is one of the largest childrens hospitals in the UK and is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Based in one of the fastest growing and most vibrant cities in the UK, we provide secondary and tertiary care to children, young people and their families from Leeds, Yorkshire and the North of England. The Childrens and Teenage Oncology and Haematology service incorporates a Principal Treatment Centre for Children, and for Teenagers and Young Adults (TYA) with Cancer. We have a JACIE accredited Stem Cell Transplant Unit for children and young people, which forms part of the West Yorkshire Bone Marrow Transplant programme. We care for children and young people with a range of non-malignant haematological disorders; Leeds is a Comprehensive Care Centre for Haemophilia and a Specialist Centre for Haemoglobinopathy.
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Details
Date posted
09 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-EOI-088
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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